12 2 STA T .547PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (3)insub s ect i o n( d ) , b y st r i k in g‘ ‘ Th e S ecret a ry ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary o f a m i l itary de p artment’’ . (b) PARTIC I P ATI NGI N S TA L LATI O NS. — Subsection (c) of such sec - tion is amended by striking ‘‘t w o A rmy installations’’ and inserting ‘‘three military installations from each military ser v ice’’. (c) EX T E NSION O FDU RATION OF PROGRA M .—Such section is further amended by striking subsections (e) and (f) and inserting the following new subsection
‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot program shall terminate on September 3 0 , 2 0 1 2. Any contract entered into under the pilot program shall terminate not later than that date.’’. SEC.28 2 7 . PROHIB I T IO N ON CO M MERCI ALF LI G HTS INTO SELFRI D GE AIR NATIONAL G U ARD BASE. The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the use of Selfridge Air N ational G uard B ase by commercial service aircraft. SEC. 2828. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIONS TO PROTECT INSTALLATIONS , RANGES, AND MILITAR Y AIRSPACE FROM ENCROACHMENT. (a) F IN D INGS.—In light of the initial report of the Department of Defense submitted pursuant to section 2 684 a(g) of title 10, U nited States C ode, and of the R AND Corporation report entitled ‘‘The Thin Green L ine: An Assessment of DoD’s Readiness and Environ- mental Protection Initiative to Buffer Installation Encroachment’’, Congress makes the following findings: (1) Development and loss of habitat in the vicinity of, or in areas ecologically related to, military installations, ranges, and airspace pose a continuing and significant threat to the readiness of the Armed Forces. (2) The Range Sustainability Program (RSP) of the Depart- ment of Defense, and in particular the Readiness and Environ- mental Protection Initiative (REPI) involving agreements pursuant to section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, have been effective in addressing this threat to readiness with regard to a number of important installations, ranges, and airspace. (3) The opportunities to take effective action to protect installations, ranges, and airspace from encroachment is in many cases transient, and delay in taking action will result in either higher costs or permanent loss of the opportunity effectively to address encroachment. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should— (1) develop additional policy guidance on the further implementation of the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), to include additional emphasis on protecting biodiversity and on further refining procedures
(2) give greater emphasis to effective cooperation and collaboration on matters of mutual concern with other Federal agencies charged with managing Federal land; and (3) ensure that each military department takes full advan- tage of the authorities provided by section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, in addressing encroachment adversely affecting, or threatening to adversely affect, the installations, ranges, and military airspace of the department. (c) REPORTING RE Q UIREMENT.—Not later than 9 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
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